Crepe paper tutorial as requested

Ok so as promised here is how I’ve put together several of the tutorials out there and taught myself how to do this. This will prob be picture heavy as I’ve uploaded from my cell…sorry in advance. You will need glue sticks and any color crepe paper. I used 6inch balls orginally and have since switched to 5 inch to lessen my amount of flowers. I cut my pieces into 26 inch strips.

Take 26 inch strip and crumble into ball and straighten back out. Next take glue gun and put dab in upper right hand corner.

Next fold the corner over slightly onto the glue dot

Next I fold over 3 times. I do this slightly loose, not to tight. This will be center of rose.

Next I pick it up like this. Notice how the bottom of flower is pinched and the top left starts to fall back. Wrap about 1-2 times more at the pinch.This is where it gets tricky.

Now that you have a base for your flower I start twisting it. Notice how the flower comes up off the bottom and you now have a stem..Its hard to explain but once youve got it you will know. Add a dab of glue every 2-3 twists.

Keep twisting as you rotate the flower adding glue. Holding the base of flower to rotate.Starting to look like a rose.

It takes awhile! I can make 60-80 flowers in about 2 hours. Then about 30 more minutes to glue to the ball. Very time consuming but it comes out pretty. I have 4 made and need 4 more! I never want to see streamer again!

LOL I’m going to have to try this! They look Beautiful!!! How did you add the ribbon to the bouquets? Im not very crafty and I am making everyone’s bouquet out of tissue paper. Wanted something a little more “fancy?” for me and this seems perfect. Thanks for sharing your tutorial. I appreciate it.